Plaque
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The word plaque or placque may mean:
- Dental plaque, a yellowish film that builds up on the teeth
- Atheromatous plaque, a buildup of fatty deposits within the wall of a blood vessel
- Mucoid plaque, a supposed thick coating of abnormal mucous material in the colon
- Commemorative plaque, a flat ornamental plate or tablet fixed to a wall, used to mark a significant event, person, etc.
- Viral plaque, a visible structure formed by virus propagation within a cell culture
- Amyloid plaque, an extracellular protein buildup implicated in various diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease).
Plaque or placque may also refer to:
- Plaque, a (usually) small, disk-shaped growth, common in some forms of skin cancer
- Pleural plaque is a term for pleural fibrosis, often caused by exposure to asbestos
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